Phylm, pronounced "film," is a portmanteau combining physics and film. It is the umbrella name given to a number of physics/film projects I've worked on, including an annual Phylm Prize and a curricular unit for physics teachers. The curricular unit can be found here. The prize is funded by revenu from The Tabletop Explainer (link to the right) and is a small way for me to give back. Heck, the Internet gives me money for making videos.

Here is a one-page handout with the Official Rules, but basically the entry with the most votes wins. To learn more, check out the Google Moderator series below. You can see past winners under the "Past Winners" tab.

We start accepting entires on January 1, 2012, and all entries are due by, and voting stops on, May 13, 2012. The prize's main page can be found at www.phylm.org.

For the first time, the prize was shared between the two top videos. Both Derek and Henry are producing more content, and it's worth checking it out on their respective sites (Derek's videos, Henery's video). As a former physics teacher, I can't help but appreciate the thought that Derek puts into his work.

Third Annual Grand Prize Winner:
Terio Ruiz

Acording to Terio's physics teacher Sean Kepple, Terio a student of his in the LA public schools, just came in one day with this Relativity Rap. Mr. Kepple asked if he could enter it into consideration for the phylm prize, and the rest is history.

Yes, I know Terio left the units off of his numerical value of the speed of light. Terio's response when confronted with this was something along the lines of "it didn't fit," and as a judge we decided to let it slide just this once. ;)

This piece was made by Colin when he was still in University. Last I heard he now works as a science communicator and freelance astronomer. More of his early videos can be found on his youtube channel Science Made Fun.